Strawberries

[Dorothy rouse]

I started to tidy my strawberry bed yesterday, raking out the straw etc, bit of a mess! How close to the ground should I cut the plants back to? I have removed some runners to fill in some gaps, but they were very good this year.

Am also wondering if now would be a good time to apply some manure ? To allow to rotten over winter or best wait till Spring, and add some then?

Thanks


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[WendyC]

I just cut off all the old leaves leaving the new leaves coming through to feed the plant. Not sure whether they'd need manure. I tend to add some when planting new plants to get them going but not in subsequent years. No logical reasoning through!

[rustylady]

Just cut off the dead and dying leaves, and generally tidy up.

I wouldn't use manure on them, maybe some well rotted compost.

[redser]

Best to leave the feeding till spring when they start to wake up. They are heading into dormancy now.